Cabin Crew to search life-jackets prior to every departure

[Pub User]

colegate

You seem to forget that the slides are the only means of emergency evacuation on the ground as well as on water, and as such have been used many times. The fact that they can detach and become liferafts, if required, is an added bonus.

[Gin Slinger]

I wonder if more passengers would have been saved over the years if life jackets were ditched in favour of smoke hoods?

[Pub User]

Gin

Possibly, but not without escape slides!

Seriously though, smoke hoods are a lot more difficult to use, so the life-saving increase is questionable.

[Slim20]

Have you heard this

This particular edict comes from the DfT and so ALL UK airlines are affected.

This comes hot on the heels of the locked flight deck door, jump seat travel restrictions, captain's signed security form, prevention of cleaners entering the aircraft until security checks complete etc etc etc.

As Bush and Blair's adventures in the Middle East continue you can expect more of the same.......

[normal_nigel]

Slim

I agree. yet another ill thought out edict under the guise of "security" instigated by the Yanks.

Oh if only BA could survive without having to fly to the bloody place.

unablereqnavperf

You are right. Chimp.

NN

[marlowe]

B.A Citiexpress are making crews check life jackets on every turnround ,well a percentage anyway, then the SCCM countersigns the security decleration form with the captain.

[Arkroyal]

So having signed a form stating that a 5 or 15% check has been made on each (25 Min) turn round, and not necessarily a different 5 or 15 each time............... how can anyone be taken to task if something is not found?

Bloody silly forms to keep some pen pusher in his phoney-baloney job!

[Mark McG]

When this was first introduced by the DfT just over a month ago, we were given a copy of the letter from the DfT to show crews showing what they were required to sign for.

The original letter from the DfT did say that the aircraft commander had to sign the security search form. However after speaking with some of the DfT inspectors, we were then told that the person responsible for the security searches should sign the form, in most cases this being the SCCM. Some companies still require that it be the captain that sign the form.

Unlike a MDF for the baggage that has to be kept on file for quite a lengthy period of time, the security search forms are required by the DfT to be kept for a minimum time period of 24 hrs.

[IB4138]

I will repeat a previous warning I made on another thread............

Hard Hats are next...whenever you leave the aircraft for a walk on the tarmac. The directive will apply to all airside workers...on the tarmac your hard hat must be worn.

Mark my words...it will happen.